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Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on chemical research across aquatic, atmospheric, and terrestrial environments.

To advance the understanding of environmental chemical behavior and support evidencebased environmental protection and risk assessment by providing a global, openaccess platform.

About the journal

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  • Publishing fees

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Editors

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Sébastien Sauvé

Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal

Canada

Editor-in-Chief

Andrew Sweetman

Lancaster Environment Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Lancaster University

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Organic Pollutants

Bin Gao

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Sorption Technologies

Claude Fortin

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Inorganic Pollutants

Fan Dong

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Catalytic Remediation

Haiqing Lin

University at Buffalo

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Separation Technologies

Ioannis V. Yentekakis

Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH)/Institute of Geoenergy (IG)

Greece

Specialty Chief Editor

Catalytic Remediation

Jia-Qian Jiang

Glasgow Caledonian University

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Advanced Oxidation Processes

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Articles

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses analytical chemistry applied to environmental samples, biogeochemical cycles, microplastics, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), heavy metals, pharmaceuticals in wastewater, atmospheric chemical reactions, soil chemistry, and environmental remediation processes.

Aims

To advance the understanding of environmental chemical behavior and support evidence-based environmental protection and risk assessment by providing a global, open-access platform.

ISSN
2673-4486
Editor-in-Chief
Kenneth M. Leung
Established
2020
Subject area
Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology

Sections

  • Advanced Oxidation Processes

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/advanced-oxidation-processes

  • Catalytic Remediation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/catalytic-remediation

  • Chemical Treatments

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/chemical-treatments

  • Electrochemical Environmental Engineering

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/electrochemical-environmental-engineering

  • Environmental Analytical Methods

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/environmental-analytical-methods

  • Inorganic Pollutants

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/inorganic-pollutants

  • Organic Pollutants

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/organic-pollutants

  • Separation Technologies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/separation-technologies

  • Sorption Technologies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/sorption-technologies

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Data Report
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

Fees and currencies

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by experts in environmental and analytical chemistry.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Analytical methodologies, sampling procedures, QA/QC protocols, limits of detection/quantification, and environmental concentrations must be fully detailed to ensure reproducibility.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

Citation score
5.3
Impact indicator
0.82
Articles
50
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0
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0
Citations
1,442

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
4.7
CiteScore
5.3
Citations
1442
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.